mind and mined are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. mind means “that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason”. mined means “extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth”. mind is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈmaɪnd/
1.n.that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
“his mind wandered”
2.n.recall or remembrance
“it came to mind”
3.n.an opinion formed by judging something
“he was reluctant to make his judgment known”
/ˈmaɪnd/
| mind | mined | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmaɪnd/ | /ˈmaɪnd/ |
| Said | mahynd | mahynd |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | adjective |
| Senses | 13 | 1 |
| How common | Core | Familiar |
| Synonyms | head, brain, psyche | none recorded |
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1.adj.extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth